UID:
edocfu_9959695707002883
Format:
1 online resource (xxiv, 301 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-107-48070-1
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1-107-48499-5
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1-139-00216-3
Series Statement:
Cambridge companions to music
Uniform Title:
Cambridge companions online.
Content:
Still chiefly known as the extravagant composer of the Symphonie fantastique, Berlioz was an artist caught in the crossfire between the academic classicism of the French musical establishment and the romantic modernism of the Parisian musical scene. He was a thinker in an age that invented both the religion of art and the notion of the 'genius' who preached and practised it. This Companion contains essays by eminent scholars on Berlioz's place in nineteenth-century French cultural life, on his principal compositions (symphonies, overtures, operas, sacred works, songs), on his major writings (a delightful volume of memoires, a number of short stories, large quantities of music criticism, an orchestration treatise), on his direct and indirect encounters with other famous musicians (Gluck, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner), and on his legacy in France. The volume is framed by a detailed chronology of his life and a usefully annotated bibliography.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).
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Berlioz on the eve of the bicentenary /
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Berlioz as man and thinker /
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Musical environment in France /
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Genre in Berlioz /
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Concert overtures /
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Operas and the dramatic legend /
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Religious works /
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Songs /
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Mémoires /
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Short stories /
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Criticism /
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Grand Traité d'instrumentation /
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Performing Berlioz /
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Berlioz and Gluck /
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Berlioz and Mozart /
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Berlioz and Beethoven /
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Berlioz and Wagner : Épisodes de la vie des artistes /
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Berlioz's impact in France /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-59638-6
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-59388-3
Language:
English
